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The lunar new year, aka the Chinese new year, is this Thursday and it's the perfect excuse to to pull out some of my favourite Chinese recipes in addition to trying some new ones! I am a big fan of Chinese cuisine, both traditional style Chinese and American style Chinese, ie. Chinese takeout, and luckily they are both easy to make at home! Below you will find a mix of both traditional and takeout Chinese recipes that are really easy make and most of them can be made with ingredients that are already in your pantry! I always find that it's fun to try to recreate recipes that I have had at restaurants and this is especially true for Chinese takeout where I can make the dishes much lighter and healthier than the takeout version and what's more, the homemade version tastes even better! Whether you are celebrating the Chinese New Year or not, you really cannot go wrong with making any of these tasty recipes at home!

I LOVE chinese food, esp. Sichuanese. Given that we are vegetarians most of these listed here would be with tofu. Kung Pao and Mapo are like eternal favs. Can't wait to try the Mapo Eggplant (never heard of that one before!) and the dumplings. Yum!

I'm looking forward to cooking some of these deliciously looking dishes.I cook most of my meals at home and any new ideas are always appreciated. Could you bring from time to time some info about new or interesting grocery stores where one can get the ingredients mentioned in the recipes? I live in the greater Toronto area and when I'm to cook a Chinese or Asian dish I tend to turn to usual suspects in the city. It would be nice to know about other places, too.

Pat Nayar: Nice list of stores! For my Japanese groceries I normally head down to Sanko on Queen West. I like this small grocery store opposite PatMart and west a few blocks that is on the lower level for Korean grocery needs.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.